Turner +2 mike comparison - vote your choice!

#376400

You are welcome to vote in this highly scientific poll

The mike on the left is an example of the original paint color, Light Blue Hammertone. I painted the other two mikes in brilliant Metallic colors.
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#376402

All are nice, but I like the one in the middle the best...The turquoise cord looks better on blue than red IMO.

#376403

jessejamesdallas wrote:All are nice, but I like the one in the middle the best...The turquoise cord looks better on blue than red IMO.

I wanted to replace the original cords on both of the painted mikes with black cords. The obstacle is that the cord fastener is permanently riveted to the base. I would need to drill out the rivets and replace them with a bolt and nut that was measured & cut to exact size. I was reluctant to undertake this big step, maybe I'll tackle it as a follow-on project.

#376404

Damn good looking mics you have there!
Turn out looking great!!!
I like the middle one as well.... but anybody would be proud having anyone of them on their desk !!!!
Great job Mr. Bubble!!!!

PA629 · #376408

I also voted for the metallic blue. Red is okay, but that blue mic cord that Turner used just never did it for me. I'd really like to know the line of reasoning the designers used when they chose robin's egg/gag-me blue as the primary color for the Plus 2's. That's the main reason I went with the black & chrome version they made for Sears (plus it was $5 less back in 1965!). One thing for certain, you could never fault the Plus 2's performance, those things just flat-out talk.

#376409

I really dig the BLUE one in the center! Far out! Red...errr NOPE!

Granted, they all look KILLER! But the one in the center... both thumbs up!

#376412

Ah, not much love for the red one!

I thought the red one was a +2 with attitude.

Oh well, you never know until it's done and you take a survey.

This poll will remain open, so anyone can add their vote when they see it. Thanks for participating!

#376417

MrBubble wrote:Ah, not much love for the red one!

I thought the red one was a +2 with attitude.

Oh well, you never know until it's done and you take a survey.

This poll will remain open, so anyone can add their vote when they see it. Thanks for participating!

Figure out a way to replace the cord with a black one, and I'll change my vote!

#376418

I'm going out on a limb nd pick the Red one, a can of Krylon spray paint would give me a black cord. I gotta give you credit for a really nice job on all three.
David g.

#376448

Definitely the metallic blue one! They all look great but theres something about that metallic blue that ROCKS!!!

#381538

The metallic blue is the one for me.. the red might be ok at first but it could drive me crazy after awhile

#381541

dgbacb4148 wrote: I'm going out on a limb nd pick the Red one, a can of Krylon spray paint would give me a black cord. I gotta give you credit for a really nice job on all three.
David g.

The challenge with replacing the cord with a black one is that the cord holder is attached to the body with rivets, not screws. So I would have to drill them out to replace the cord, which is a destructive operation that entails risk in damaging the unit.

Regarding your suggestion of painting the cord with a can of back spray paint, have you ever tried that? I wonder if the paint would adhere to the elastic covering? I'm imagining it might crack and flake off with movement of the cord.

#381542

The red one! Almost looks like the color of my truck! My truck is just a tad darker tho.

pabxone · #381547

Definitely the Red one.

If you are going to vary from factory standard you need to make a fashion statement and the Candy Red certainly does that!

#381551

MrBubble wrote:
dgbacb4148 wrote: I'm going out on a limb nd pick the Red one, a can of Krylon spray paint would give me a black cord. I gotta give you credit for a really nice job on all three.
David g.
The challenge with replacing the cord with a black one is that the cord holder is attached to the body with rivets, not screws. So I would have to drill them out to replace the cord, which is a destructive operation that entails risk in damaging the unit.

Regarding your suggestion of painting the cord with a can of back spray paint, have you ever tried that? I wonder if the paint would adhere to the elastic covering? I'm imagining it might crack and flake off with movement of the cord.

I found this spray paint. It's supposed to be flexible, so I'll try it. Will have to wait until Spring when it's warmer outside ... where I paint.

https://www.onlinefabricstore ... black-.htm

#381558

MrBubble wrote:
MrBubble wrote:
dgbacb4148 wrote: I'm going out on a limb nd pick the Red one, a can of Krylon spray paint would give me a black cord. I gotta give you credit for a really nice job on all three.
David g.
The challenge with replacing the cord with a black one is that the cord holder is attached to the body with rivets, not screws. So I would have to drill them out to replace the cord, which is a destructive operation that entails risk in damaging the unit.

Regarding your suggestion of painting the cord with a can of back spray paint, have you ever tried that? I wonder if the paint would adhere to the elastic covering? I'm imagining it might crack and flake off with movement of the cord.
I found this spray paint. It's supposed to be flexible, so I'll try it. Will have to wait until Spring when it's warmer outside ... where I paint.

https://www.onlinefabricstore ... black-.htm

probably work...But then again any spray paint might work... From personal experience with spray paints, I know when you accidentally get spray paint on something you didn't want it on...It's hard as heck to get back off!

#381564

I like the looks of the middle one mtself. go along with the others the red would be nice with out the blue cord.

#381589

I like the red better. But, I have to look past the blue cord.

#381591

Great job on all three for sure. I voted for the middle one also. It just looks so good in this theme.

#388177

It's been a whole year since my last posts showing my Turner desk mikes custom painted in metallic blue and red (shown in first post). The feedback I got on this thread was that the red mike looks good, but would look GREAT if the cord were black instead of the OEM blue color.

The obvious solution would be to simply replace the old cord with a new black one. But the cord is attached to the mike with a riveted assembly and was not a simple remove & replace operation. So my plan was to paint the cord, but I was concerned that paint would crack on the elastic cord which stretches and retracts. So I tried Rustoleum Vinyl paint spray, which is used on vinyl seat cushions and similar items that have a natural stretch.

It worked out very well! The paint does not crack or split. The cord looks like it was always black, not the result of a paint job. I had to stretch it so the coils would not be touching each other while the paint was drying. I was concerned that the prolonged stretch might cause the cord to lose it's natural coily-ness, but it retained it's shape. The black cord matches the black highlights on the mike, creating a much better overall look. It's slick!

I wanted to get this done before the end of this year, so I just made it. I would not have tackled this little project without the prompting from some members of this forum. So Thank You, I'm very pleased with how it came out! Merry Christmas!

Turner mike Red-Black 1-lr.jpg

Turner mike Red-Black 2-lr.jpg

Turner mike Red-Black 3-lores.jpg

#388181

Looks real nice . Merry Christmas to you and yours also

#388185

Mr Bubble, I am a Blue man my self so no contest. Please send me the blue one.

That red one is sharp though.

Actually, you can send either one. I won’t be disappointed.

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#388189

I'm a "blue" kind of guy myself, I picked that one.

3's

Greg

#388195

Mr. Bubble,

The one you send to me, medium box postage due, will be the best one available
and I will love it.

Red or Blue, it's up to you.

Merry Christmas and
73,

Mike

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